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BY ANDREA JANUTA ajanuta@miamiherald.com A Miami federal judge has ruled that Winn-Dixie violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to make its website accessible to blind and visually impaired users. In a landmark win for civil rights advocates on Monday, the Jacksonville, Florida-based grocery and pharmacy chain has set aside $250,000 to revamp its...

Times Union Editorial Life is a waiting game for many disabled Floridians. Their names are stacked over 20,000 deep on a statewide list of people who have requested financial help to pay for home-based and community-based services ranging from job training to housing. Many of these wait-listed Floridians have been on this list for years....

WFSU News The version of healthcare reform passed by the U.S. House early last month would be devastating to Florida patients who have disabilities. That was the message Tuesday (6/6) morning from more than a dozen advocate organizations in Tallahassee. Jennifer Perry-Breen depends on a speech device to communicate. She says her electronic voice and...

FLORIDA (USA) – The FIDE World Junior Chess Championship began on June 23rd, 2017 at the Park Inn by Radisson in Kissimmee, Florida. The opening ceremony began with an introduction of all the players representing seven countries. After an inspirational rendition of the United States National Anthem, FIDE Vice President Beatriz Marinello gave a welcoming...

BY MICHAEL AUSLEN Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE Some low-income people who rely on Medicaid may have to meet new work requirements to keep their healthcare under legislation passed by the Florida House on Wednesday. Medicaid recipients who are able to work would have to prove to the state that they are working, actively seeking work...

Vox The Better Care Reconciliation Act, Senate Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, would if passed lead to one of the largest redistributions of income in American history, just as Obamacare itself did. It would shift hundreds of billions of dollars from health care programs to fund sweeping tax cuts for rich Americans,...